3/14/2025 Friday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 51 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:20 AM. Breakfast menu: oatmeal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Harina de avena, torta, leche, azucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email form Doris.
- Email daily diary for 3/13/2025.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED Tutoring 12:00-1:30 PM.
- GED Class 1:30-2:30 PM.
- EBRR Class Anger Management 8:30-9:30 AM.
The morning call out for Dublin orderlies at 5:40 AM. They were headed out at 5:40 AM. It rained last night but stopped about 4:00 AM. The morning was dark, overcast, breezy, wet and cold – 43 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was overcast, the trails were flooded and the strong breeze made the temperature colder. The autonomous car company had their facility and flood lights turned on, they tested their vehicles last night. No sign of rabbits on the soccer or baseball fields. Breakfast was served early, no wildlife appeared so the inmates left their food on the ground and on the basketball court. Decided to walk on the treadmill in the training room to avoid the cold temperature. Completed walking 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 14 minutes and 30 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 25 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 5 seconds per lap. It started drizzling again at 7:50 AM. EBRR Class Anger Management 8:00-9:00 AM. Unfortunately only a few students turned up so she cancelled the class for today. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the exercise room. The stretch and Yoga practice felt good after the morning walk. I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finished my Yoga practice with the corpse pose. Opened my eyes to the ceiling of the exercise room. Called Doris at 8:50 AM: Doris is well. It was cold and windy in Pinole. She is going shopping with Hortencia and lunch afterwards. She enjoyed the GSW victory over the Sacramento Kings. I will be busy with GED tutoring, GED Class and ACE Class reports. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:20 AM. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well. She walked 9134 steps, 16.8 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 393rd consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Lunch was served at 10:15 AM. Luncheon menu: fried fish sandwich, beans, rice, bread, apple and water. Had a short nap. GED tutoring 12:00-1:30 PM. GED Class 1:30-2:30 PM. They had an educational call out for students who passed the GED in the past. They would like to have a formal graduation celebration in June 2025. They hoped to invite the inmates family and legislature to show them their accomplishments. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: Lasagna, salad, spinach, bread, and water. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Cleaned up at 9:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Today was a good day: Doris is well. She walked 9134 steps, 16.8 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 393rd consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Good GED tutoring and GED class. EBRR Class was cancelled. Submitted ACE Class Report – Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Aneurin Bevan: I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
Books Read: 56 Books, Book Reports: 56 Reports, Target: 100 Books.
EBRR Classes: 20 Classes, EBRR class Reports: 17 Reports.
ACE Classes: 91 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 86 Reports, Target EBRR and ACE Classes: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 3,702 Miles, Target: 4,000 Miles.
William Henry Beveridge: Want is one only of five wants on the road of reconstruction .. The others are disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness.
